Defense

The U.S. Army will “very soon” demonstrate a ground-launched ballistic missile with a range greater than 500 km, the previous limit set by a now-defunct arms control treaty, Gen. Mike Murray said on March 4.

Jordan is holding something of a super sale of military aircraft that are surplus to its current requirements. David Oliver reports.

With thousands of satellites expected to launch in the next 10 years, the U.S. is trying to prevent orbital mayhem.

Dozens of tech demos and satellites for new networks have been launched into orbit, with hundreds more to come.

An old friend is about to crash the party in A&D manufacturing and MRO: Howmet Aerospace. But it might not be so friendly this time.

The U.S. State Department approved a pending sale of eight Boeing KC-46 tankers to Israel on March 3, moving the deal closer to signing on the day of an Israeli presidential election.

A senior lawmaker is cautioning against the Pentagon entering a five-year performance-based logistics (PBL) contract with Lockheed Martin for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.

Finnish procurement officials say they expect all five contenders in the country’s HX Fighter competition to remain in the race until the end.

LOCKHEED MARTIN delivered its 500th F-35: 354 F-35As, 108 F-35Bs and 38 F-35Cs to US (353), partner nations (92) and international FMS customers (55).

S7 Space Corp. has started to relocate the Sea Launch complex from Long Beach, California, to Russia’s Far East.

BOEING is developing all-new, thrust compounded single-main rotor helicopter with 6-bladed rotor system, single engine, tandem seating and fly-by-wire

Though facing a third attempt at cancellation, NASA’s Wide Field Infrared Space Telescope has passed a critical milestone that clears the way for challenging hardware development and testing.

The U.S. Air Force has decided it would employ the KC-46A Pegasus in a major contingency although the aircraft still needs fixes on its Remote Vision System and boom telescope actuator.

Honeywell declared March 3 that it had achieved a “breakthrough” in quantum computing that will lead it soon to reveal the “world’s most powerful quantum computer.”

Heavy-lift helicopter operator Erickson has secured FAA certification for a composite main rotor blade for its S-64 Aircrane.

Bristow is conducting search-and-rescue trials in the UK with an unmanned helicopter as it considers how to use the technology for future search-and-rescue contracts.

One of the goals of the $2.5 billion Mars 2020 rover mission is to determine how future human explorers could exploit the Martian soil and atmosphere.

With no winner in its Launch Challenge, DARPA is now looking at the possibly of staging the demonstration of a flexible, responsive launch of a small satellite during a major military exercise.

Four Qatari pilots have completed their conversion to the Eurofighter Typhoon and have joined No.12 Squadron.

The Royal Saudi Air Force (RSAF) plans for a new light transport aircraft are still very much up in the air. Jon Lake looks at the issues.

The Leonardo C-27J Spartan is about to enter full operational service with two new African air force operators. Jon Lake reports.

Can Ireland continue to rely on its British neighbors to meet its air defense needs, or should it stand on its own two feet?

The service has launched the Agility Prime program with the goal of accelerating the FAA certification of commercial eVTOL cargo and passenger vehicles.

U.S. defense officials are considering a “broad set” of scramjet-powered, hypersonic cruise missiles as the U.S. Air Force focuses in the near term on preparing a follow-on program to DARPA's Hypersonic Air-breathing Weapon Concept.

President Donald Trump has nominated Gen. Charles Brown as U.S. Air Force chief of staff. If confirmed by the Senate he will be the first African-American officer to serve in the role.